what are you talking about? you’ve done very well! getting from MX13 to MX11 in 3 years is very good liao

Whatever the MX is, I get lots of criticism from family and some friends that this is ridiculous increment as some in private get 500-1000+ increment a year early in their career.

Slow and steady wins the race! Outside can increase very fast, but once you reach certain age and level, you will be prone to retrenchment whenever the economy sours...

27 yo here, 1 year in service, 5.5k basic in a specialised scheme

Even if they get retrenched, they can still join CS and take on leadership appointment with their years of experience in the private sector

Heng I took the longer path but still never 出人头地 :(

Nope....CS won’t take you if you only wanna join because you were retrenched. Believe it or not, entry interviews are very stringent because they sieve out private sector type who only want to hop in and hop out.

Can share what scheme?

That is what the folks in the private sector love to think. But it is not true. Far from it.

My friend who is a Manager in the maritime industry was only offered a senior exec position when he applied for a position at my Ministry HQ. From 8K to around 4-5K. And that was provided he cleared through all the subsequent interviews.

Didnt proceed further.

The one most discussed above. Thought i’d inject some real world numbers.
Local uni FCH + uni scholar + NS.